SPOR X TURKIS: CENTRAL
17/5/2024
Doors: 23:00 // Concert: 23:00-01:00
CENTRAL
Central will perform his techno-infused music at a loud volume. The audience is invited to listen, dance, or simply observe and reflect. The performance will take the form of a hybrid between DJ set and live show, featuring a mix of Central’s own productions. His music and the surrounding activities engage with a wide range of themes, primarily centered around questions such as these:
How can one contribute to a more sustainable, inclusive, anti-racist, and anti-capitalist world? How, if at all, does Central fit into traditions of musicmaking that resist violent and oppressive forces in music, society, and politics? Is it possible to make music without immediately having to contextualize or explain it? How can political messages be conveyed through functional, wordless music? What does it mean to release, perform, and communicate music today? How do you express discomfort with normative expectations of being an artist without seeming arrogant or overly simplistic? Does club music even have a place outside the club context? And, not least: Is it simply enough to say that Central loves grooves, loops, and interesting textures – rather than having to describe the music in detail?
NATAL SCHWENDSON ZAKS
Natal Schwendson Zaks (b. 1990), also known as Central, is a Danish artist, who lives and works in Aarhus. His artistic focus is music the leftfield realm of techno, and he takes on a hybrid role of DJ and live performer. His music engages with questions around how to contribute to a more sustainable, inclusive, anti-racist, anti-capitalist world – and whether he fits into traditions of music-making that resist violent and oppressive forces. It reflects a discomfort with normative ideas of being an artist and explores how political messages might be conveyed in functional, wordless music.
SPOR FESTIVAL PASSES
350 DKK (+ fee) for young people under 30
500 DKK (+ fee) for adults over 30
Find more info about the program and tickets at: sporfestival.dk
ABOUT SPOR FESTIVAL
Since 2005, SPOR has worked ambitiously to present and promote the latest in sound and contemporary music – both nationally and internationally. The main activity is the annual SPOR Festival, taking place in May at a range of established venues and alternative locations around Aarhus.